Salaried GP 3% pay rise ’empty promise’ without attached funding, says BMA
The BMA has said that the 3% pay rise for salaried GPs was a ‘completely empty promise’ as it comes … Read more
NHS pay
Scotland concludes NHS pay talks after majority agree 4% pay deal
The Scottish Government has confirmed that NHS pay talks have officially concluded after the majority of health unions agreed to … Read more
Poll finds majority of the public think NHS workers deserve more than 1%
A survey has found that two-thirds of the public believe NHS workers should get a rise of more than 1%. … Read more
Urgent plan needed to end NHS staff shortages now
Unions and other groups representing most of the NHS’s 1.4 million-strong workforce, including the Royal College of Nursing, British Medical … Read more
Fantasy and denial in under-funded NHS
Following a disastrous pandemic that has drastically cut back the capacity of NHS acute hospitals and piled added pressures and … Read more
Report warns of nursing ‘exodus’ as many look to quit after pandemic
A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveals that almost a third more nurses and midwives … Read more
“Whatever it takes”?
The inadequate support for the NHS and social care contained in last week’s business-focused Budget – coming as it does against a … Read more
Budget letdown: NHS faces record waiting lists and staff “exodus”
There was no significant new money for the NHS in Rishi Sunak’s first budget of 2021, with an extra £1.6 … Read more
Rachel Clarke: Now we health workers know how empty Boris Johnson’s ‘clap for heroes’ really was
When the NHS saved his life last April, Boris Johnson could not have reacted more fulsomely on social media. “Our … Read more
Government suggests a 1% pay settlement for all NHS workers
Nursing Notes reports that in evidence submitted to the NHSPRB, the independent organisation that provides annual recommendations on the pay … Read more